I kept hoping that the Dad crush thing was just Hiro's interpretation but damn it's pretty blatant these chapters, isn't it? Poor kid.

So far, she's crawled into Hiro's bed and gone to sleep hugging her, twice, and then there was the whole lap pillow. I was going to say Hiro should take the hint already, but she may not be the only one.

I also have two new theories, one of which is more plausible than the other.

First, the dreams Hiro keeps happening are actually distorted memories of her mother and father interacting, with Karin taking her mother's place, hence her father's younger look.

The second is less of a theory, but I'm wondering if Hiro might not be the only one in the family who's a bit queer, since I'm now hoping for her father X Yukio, the close friend who goes out of his way to come over and bring wagyu beef to a barbecue and who comes over so often he's no longer considered a guess.

Why does this not say Chapter 1? I need more of these two.

Also, there aren't enough female leads who react to almost getting bit by a vampire by throwing hands. That needs to happen more often.

Note the broken glass above the bed.

Donkey Kong posted:

Actually, on that topic, I'd be pretty interested in hearing about how the translation process went for this and what you guys think of the language, both in the context of translating manga and more generally. I find conlangs, especially ones that were intended to be practical, fascinating and I haven't seen many accounts of them being used in semi-real scenarios.

I had to look up what a “conlang” was so I’m completely clueless. I’ve never heard of Shavian either before today. I know someone on Tik Tok made their own language/alphabet but I don’t care enough to look into it

Admittedly, I'm a bit of a nerd and I wouldn't expect most people to know about it, but I do think it's kind-of interesting, at least in part because it wasn't just created by a tiktoker on a lark and it was intended to be practical, even if that was never a realistic goal.

If you're curios, here's a youtube video on it: https://youtu.be/D66LrlotvCA?si=Xyt2FKBiWdFFd6jh

It's kinda funny how some people react to (even likeable) men in yuri works. Like shoving a cross in the face of a vampire. Dad just seems too wholesome to go the dirty old man route. I skipped the April's Fools chapters but so far I like it. Hiro has some angsty delusions, that's all.

Wait, that was an April Fools' joke? I read the first three pages, then checked the comments and thought, "This can't be real!" :D

You should check the April fools tag for stuff from past years. High effort pranks are the best pranks.

RIP Why’d the April Fools stuff have to take up three chapters? :((

Look on the bright side: this is basically an English conlang, so it wouldn't surprise me if we get actual versions of these chapters in relatively short order.

Actually, on that topic, I'd be pretty interested in hearing about how the translation process went for this and what you guys think of the language, both in the context of translating manga and more generally. I find conlangs, especially ones that were intended to be practical, fascinating and I haven't seen many accounts of them being used in semi-real scenarios.

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We know what the title/logo reads and immediately see that the ammount of characters has changed (but notice that "the" got turned into the same glyph twice), so this is not just a font-based substitution cypher, defeating most primitive frequency analysis. It doesn't look like any natural language I could identify either.
Sweet, there must have been put quite some effort in here. I hope i get a translation before the actual chapter hits.

Edit:
Some Prefer Nettles just arrived and gave away all the intrigue. Sad.

Huh? Didn't the first page explicitly spell out what they're doing? Is there another layer to this I'm missing?

I can't tell if this was an elaborate April Fools post or an actual translation, and the message at the end does nothing to help. On the one hand, it looks real. On the other, it has the tone of a prank.

All in all, this was the perfect day to post this chapter.

On the one hand, I want to commend you for your dedication to the bit and choice of conlang, but at the same time that is a painful set of chapters to tease.

Also, were you the group that did a chapter in esperanto, last year? At least, I think a group did a chapter in esperanto last year, but I can't seem to find it in the list of chapters with the April Fools' tag.

Edit: Wait, I might be thinking of Wonderdream Scans doing something in Toki Pona. Still didn't see it when I looked.

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autumnwillow posted:

Like… I’m not getting the “comes at me relentlessly” part. More like “emotionally aware and giving space”. I guess it might feel overwhelming to the MC to be perused by someone she is actually interested in.

She was more aggressive at the start.

Lastly, for some reason, I assumed the little girl in Frost's flashback was Shion, implying she is the reason Shion is missing an eye.

If you're talking about the dark skinned girl on page 21, I'm pretty sure that's the merchant's daughter, from chapters 4 and 5.

Also, when it comes to colorful yuri, as much as I love Green Yuri, my heart will always belong to the Red+Blue=Purple Yuri (Kill Me Now)

Is that one on here?

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Megumiaki posted:

This manga is being adapted from the Japanese live-action GL drama of the same name, which those outside of Japan can watch on GagaOOLala! The platform also has a number of other great live-action GL shows (and LGBTQ+ shows in general) from all over the world, including Japan, Thailand, Korea, and more, making even a temporary subscription well worth it in my opinion. As far as Japanese ones go, I personally recommend the drama adaptation of Ayaka Is in Love with Hiroko, as well as a recent favorite of mine, Call Me By No Name (though this one is significantly darker in its subject matter).

Wait, there's a live action adaptation of one of Sal Jiang's works? I would not have called that.

Wait, how did the other girl get a copy of her doujin if she didn't sell a single copy?

Also, I'm not sure if these two are some form of apex useless lesbians or not. On the one hand, they did, eventually, get together ... probably. On the other hand, they spent multiple years cyber-stalking each other and at no point did they try to connect at all, until random chance pushed the MC into it. Kitazono, looked at Minami and decided it would be easier to completely overhaul her life and become a professional cosplayer and celebrity, so she could eventually tempt Minami into following her home, so she could force her to cosplay her favorite characters rival, rather than just asking the girl who came to her for advice on cosplaying if she'd like to cosplay with her.

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Huh. They have matching earrings.

Chaser Game W: Power Harassment Boss Is My Ex-Girlfriend.

That's a concerning name.

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Now THIS is quality journalism

Weren't they insurance adjusters?

The expressions and reactions in this manga remain peak. I mean pretty much everything in the manga is great, but the way we see everything going though Mantatsu's head really puts it over the top.

KingHamsa posted:

as opposed to green yuri

And pink yuri!

Don't forget the blue yuri! Partially colored manga have been a thing for a while, but they're still rare enough to be striking.

I never would have guessed multiple yuri ships would come out of the Yu-gi-oh card game.

Why is Keine a three-eyed, green, goat girl?

Should I repost my history lesson from the discord server here or not?...

Yes, please. I think half the fun of Ironlilly and Centuri are the associated history lessons.

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So, what are the odds that one or both of Wakana's parents are vampire hunters?

I didn't see it until I checked the artist's twitter, but Aoplejack is wearing a ring. Also, the artist has lots of other great pieces with these two and a few of other MLP pairings.

What's happening with the mummy girl on the bottom right of the last page?

Did one of the new images get removed?

Yeah. Nintendo had gotten more up tight about making people play their games the way they picture them being played. I think the intro to Violet really encapsulates that mentality, what with the settings option to skip cutscenes that doesn't actually skip cutscenes and arbitrarily locking your ability to run until your halfway down the trail to Nemona's house.

Also, it's hard for me to get excited about Legends AZ, since it looks like a lot of its going to be a step back from Arceus and Nintendo's forays into patent trolling make the entire thing more off-putting.